Egypt’s lawmakers to vote on deploying troops to Libya

CAIRO (AP) — Egypt’s parliament is to vote to authorize the country’s president to deploy troops to war-torn Libya if Turkey-backed forces allied with the U.N.-supported government in Tripoli move to retake the strategic coastal city of Sirte. The House of Representative, packed with the president’s supporters, is highly likely to vote on Monday in favor of sending troops. Egypt backs eastern-based Libyan forces in the conflict while Turkey supports the forces in Tripoli,